Agonum punctiforme is a North American species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae.

Agonum punctiforme
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Agonum
Species:
A. punctiforme
Binomial name
Agonum punctiforme
(Say, 1823)

Geographical range

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A. punctiforme is found in throughout North America. More specifically, from California to Florida to Ontario to Colorado.[1][2] It is also present in Mexico and the Bahamas.[3]

Description

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A. punctiforme is between 8.0 and 8.25 mm in length. Body is black and legs a dark red. Elytra striated. 11 antennomeres.[4]

Biology

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A. punctiforme can be found year-round[5] in its adult form. They prefer moist areas and frequent puddles and forests and meadows after a rain.[6] They are nocturnal beetles.[4] They are generally predacious.[7][8]

 

References

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  1. ^ "Species Agonum punctiforme". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  2. ^ "Observations". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  3. ^ "Agonum punctiforme (Say, 1823)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  4. ^ a b "Agonum? - Agonum punctiforme". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  5. ^ "Agonum punctiforme (Say, 1823)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  6. ^ "Agonum punctiforme". www.earth.com. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  7. ^ "Agonum (genus - predators) - Pestinfo-Wiki". wiki.pestinfo.org. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  8. ^ "Agonum punctiforme (predator) - Pestinfo-Wiki". wiki.pestinfo.org. Retrieved 2023-04-27.


Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.
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